Locked out of machine - please help

[Richard Kimber]

On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:30:55 +0200
Nicolas Kovacs <info at microlinux.fr> wrote:

> > Thanks, but as I said in the original post, I tried this. It's not a
> > problem of not knowing the password, but rather one of the known
> > password not working.  
> 
> Well, the passwd command in my example lets you redefine a password
> in a shell that doesn't ask for one :o)

Sorry, I don't follow you.  My objective is to be able to get back to
the normal login procedure, and I think it is this that is broken.

- Richard